Amusement puzzle-box.



S. P. EDMONDS.

AMUSEMENT PUZZLE BOX.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 24,1912.

1,090,1 39. Patented Mar. 17,1914.

92W N K FFICE.

SAMUEL P. EDMONDS, 0F CATONSVILLE, MARYLAND.

AMUSEMENT PUZZLE-BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 24, 1912.

Patented Mar. 17, 1914.

Serial No. 699,449.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL P. EDMoNns, a citizen of the United States, residing at Catonsville, in the county of Baltimore and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Amusement Puzzle-Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to puzzles and more particularly to a sectional box composed of a series of blanks which must be assembled in a certain order to form the complete carton or box.

The main object of my invention is to provide an amusement device or toy which will create an interest and invoke a certain amount of skill and ingenuity in solving the puzzle, which consists in assembling the blanks into a box form in which each of the blanks is held or locked upon either side by the end or flaps of the adjacent blanks.

The several features of novelty in my invention will be apparent from the following description in connection with the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1, illustrates a perspective view of a puzzle box constructed in accordance with my invention; and Fig. 2, shows a perspective view of the same with certain of the blanks displaced.

The blanks with which the puzzle-box is constructed, are preferably of cardboard, of rectangular form and are impressed or stamped near each end upon lines m w, parallel with the ends to form lines of demarcation which may be readily bent to form end flaps, and leaving a square central portion.

As I have previously stated, the purpose of the puzzleis to assemble the blanks in such a manner that the completed structure forms a locked or keyed box, each of the sides being secured or locked by the end flaps of the ad acent blanks. In assembling the series of blanks each blank member may he slid into position under the overhanging adjacent flaps without straightening the flaps until all have been positioned except the last blank or closing member, when it will be necessary to straighten either the two adjacent flaps or one of the flaps of said last member in order to insert it.

The manner of assembling the puzzle-box will be apparent from the illustration in Fig. 2. The blank member 1, may be placed over the member 2, with its lower edge resting against the end flap 2. The member 3 may then be placed against the side of the member 2, with its lower flap 3 beneath said member 2, and slid along under or behind the flap 1. In a similar manner the top member 4 may be placed in position, sliding under the flap 3. The member 5 may then be slipped into position behind the flap 1' and with its flaps 5 and 5 embracing the members 2 and 4., respectively. It is necessary that the members 4 and 5 should be placed in position in the order named, for if the member 5 had first been positioned, the top member 4 could not have been slid into position without bending the flaps 3 and 5 As previously stated, if the blanks are assembled in the proper order, in the manner described, five of the blanks may be positioned without bending or straightening the flaps. In order to insert the closing side member 6 it is necessary to bend or straighten the flap 6, as shown in Fig. 2, into the plane of the blank in order that it may slide behind the overhanging flaps 2 1, of the adjacent members. The box will then be complete and each member will be secured or locked in position by the opposite overhanging flaps of the adjacent members.

I may insert cords or ribbons 8 through holes in each of the blanks and secure them by means of knots 8, so that the projecting ends may be tied across each side to serve as additional fastening means if desired, as illustrated in Fig. 1.

For the purpose of further exciting interest in the puzzle-box, I may provide one member with a hole 9, through which the box may be filled with smoke. If the box is then tapped or struck upon the lower or opposite side, a seriesmf smoke-rings will be projected, as illustrated in Fig. 1. I, therefore, designate my invention The smoke-ring puzzle-box.

I claim 1. A puzzle-box comprising a series of identically formed blanks having lines of demarcation forming end flaps, and arranged to form a cubical box or carton, each side of which is secured by the end flaps of the adjacent blanks, at least one of said blanks being resilient and the opposite blank in the box having a central hole, whereby when the box is filled with smoke the same will be ejected in the form of smoke-rings, substantially as described.

2. A puzzle-box comprising a series of identically formed blanks having lines of across each side of the box to secure the demarcation forming end flaps, and arflaps against displacement. 10 ranged to form a cubical box or carton, each In testimony whereof I aflix my signaside of which is secured by, the end flaps of ture in presence of two witnesses.

' the adjacent blanks, each blank being also SAMUEL P. EDMONDS.

provided with centrally disposed cords haV- Witnesses: ing their ends projecting adjacent the end SETH H. LINTHIOUM,

flaps, whereby opposite cords may be united GEO. MCGAW BENSON. 

